The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended entitle students to review "official records, files, and data directly related" to the students which the university maintains. Students may also request a hearing regarding any alleged "inaccurate, misleading, or inappropriate" information. In most circumstances, the university will not release information from student’s records to third parties without their consent. An interpretation of the law is printed below, and copies of it are available in the Registration and Records Office, Room 101, Student Services Center.
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, requires that students be advised of their rights concerning their education records and of certain categories of public information which the university has designated "directory information."
What is meant by the term "directory information?"
The university, in accordance with the act, has
designated the following categories of information about students as
public unless they choose to exercise your right to have any or all
of this information withheld. This information will be routinely
released to any inquirer unless students request that all or part of
this be withheld.
These categories are:
When your student was in elementary and high school, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gave you and your student rights to access and control your student's educational records. Now that your student is in college, these same laws transfer ownership of the records directly to your son or daughter.
According to FERPA, college students are considered responsible adults and are allowed to determine who will receive information about them. We at UWSP believe that this communication between parent and student will foster long term growth in relationships.
The quickest, easiest way for you to receive information about your students grades, financial statement, or other student information is for him/her to provide it to you. Students can look information up online, print it off, and give or e-mail a copy to their parents. Student records are available through their myPoint account.